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metrical unit vs pyrrhic

pyrrhic vs metrical unit

metrical unit and pyrrhic both are nouns.

metrical unit is not an adjective while pyrrhic is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metrical unit Yes No No No
pyrrhic Yes Yes No No
As nouns, pyrrhic is a hyponym of metrical unit; that is, pyrrhic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metrical unit:
  • metrical unit: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
  • pyrrhic: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
Other hyponyms of metrical unit include dactyl, iamb, iambus, anapaest, anapest, amphibrach, trochee, spondee, dibrach, iambic trimeter.
metrical unit (noun) pyrrhic (noun)
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
metrical unit (adjective) pyrrhic (adjective)
of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans)
of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables
of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece
Difference between metrical unit and pyrrhic

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